American Indian biographies | Yuma Public Library

1) Osceola, 1804-1838

Author

Koestler-Grack, Rachel A

Series

American Indian biographies

Pub. Date

c2003

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Discusses the life of Seminole warrior Osceola, from his childhood in an Upper Creek village to his involvement in the Second Seminole War, capture, and death.

2) Tecumseh, 1768-1813

Author

Koestler-Grack, Rachel A

Series

American Indian biographies

Pub. Date

c2003

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A biography of the Shawnee leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

3) Chief Joseph, 1840-1904

Author

Englar, Mary

Series

American Indian biographies

Pub. Date

c2004

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A biography of the peace chief who ended the Nez Perce War by surrendering to United States soldiers in 1877, believing that he would be permitted to lead his people back to their ancestral lands in Idaho. Includes a recipe for berry fritters and directions for "the stick game."

4) Chief Red Cloud, 1822-1909

Author

Peterson, Judy Monroe

Series

American Indian biographies

Pub. Date

c2004

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A biography of Chief Red Cloud, the Lakota leader who successfully forced the United States Army to close the Bozeman Trail, which crossed ancestral lands and endangered hunting grounds and sacred sites. Includes instructions for making an animal sign and a recipe for Sioux Indian Pudding.

5) Squanto, 1585?-1622

Author

Hirschfelder, Arlene B

Series

American Indian biographies

Pub. Date

c2004

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This book is a biography of Squanto, a Patuxet Indian who served as translator to the Pilgrims of Plymouth in what is now Massachusetts and aided them in establishing a successful colony in the early 1600s.